Bell Ringer: Model Sentence

Read the following sentence from "On Compassion." Notice the stucture!

‍‍Like a bridegroom waiting at the alter, his eyes pierce the white veil.


Using this sentence as a model, write a sentence of your own using a simile as an opener.
Write your sentence on a post-it note and put it on the white board!

Share and Discuss: Rhetorical Triangle

Discuss appeals to ethos, pathos, and logos in Ascher's argument.

Analytical Paragraphs

Look at a model of an analytical paragraph. Notice topic/point sentence and chunks.

For yours, this is a good model for your paragraph:


Topic/Point Sentence- In her essay, "On Compassion," Barbara Ascher argues that....

TAG it!

Title!

Author!

Genre!

Chunk 1- Detail + CM1 + CM2 displaying HOW Ascher uses LANGUAGE (rhetorical devices) to make her point.

Chunk 2- Detail + CM1 + CM2 further displaying HOW Ascher uses LANGUAGE (rhetorical devices) to make her point.